{{Short description|Dutch basketball governing body}} {{Infobox sport governing body | logo = Basketball Nederland logo.png | logosize = 160px | founded = {{Start date and age|1947|07|15|df=y}} | headquarters = [[Nieuwegein]] | aff = [[FIBA Europe]] | president = John Voppen | url = {{URL|https://basketball.nl}} }} '''Basketball Netherlands''' ({{langx|nl|Basketbal Nederland}}) is the governing body of [[basketball]] in the [[Netherlands]]. It was founded in 1947, and are headquartered in [[Nieuwegein]].
Basketball Nederland operates the [[Netherlands men's national basketball team|Netherlands men's national team]] and [[Netherlands women's national basketball team|Netherlands women's national team]]. They organise national competitions in the Netherlands, for both the men's and women's senior teams, as well as the youth national basketball teams.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Holland/basketball.aspx |title=Netherlands FIBA Europe |work=eurobasket.com |access-date=2022-10-19}}</ref>
The top professional league in the Netherlands is the [[BNXT League]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bnxtleague.com/nl |title=Dutch Professional league |access-date=2022-10-19}}</ref>
==History== ===Foundation (1947)=== The Dutch Basketball Association ({{langx|nl|Nederlandse Basketball Bond}}, ''NBB'') was founded on 15 July 1947. After [[World War II]] in which the Dutch were conquered by the [[Nazism|Nazis]] it began a priority to build governing bodies for their national sports. Even much so that the Netherlands started a basketball federation before basketball power [[United States]]. Which didn't establish their own federation until the 1970s.
===Early years (1947–1961)=== At the beginning, the NBB started with less than a thousand members and 120 teams from [[Amsterdam]], [[Haarlem]] and [[Rotterdam]] joined. Basketball was a sport that wasn't practiced all over the country, but especially in Amsterdam. It is logical, therefore, that the NBB derives from the Amsterdam Basketball Federation, founded in 1945.
===Dutch Basketball Success (1962–1991)=== During the time period from 1962 to 1991 basketball saw huge growth in the [[Netherlands]]. Partially due to the success of the [[Netherlands national basketball team|Dutch national team]], which made ten [[EuroBasket|European Championship]] appearances in that span.
Also during this time was the foundation and beginnings of the [[Dutch Basketball League]] (DBL). Which received tons of fan support.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cios.nl/cios-werkt-samen/nederlandse-basketball-bond |title=Home > Cios werkt samen > Nederlandse Basketball Bond. Nederlandse Basketball Bond. Adres: Wattbaan 31-49. 3439 ML Nieuwegein. Geo: POINT (5.103435 52.0353328) |access-date=14 May 2017}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
===Regression (1991–2012)=== During the time period from 1991 to 2012 the national team took a deep decline, and failed to qualify for the European Championship.
In June 2019, the organisation rebranded to '''Basketball Nederland'''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.basketball.nl/nbb-organisatie/nieuws/nieuws/!/3605/basketball-nederland-gelanceerd-ready-to-roar |title=Basketball Nederland gelanceerd: Ready to Roar! |work=Basketball.nl |access-date=7 June 2019}}</ref>
==See also== *[[Netherlands men's national basketball team]] *[[Netherlands men's national under-20 basketball team]] *[[Netherlands men's national under-18 basketball team]] *[[Netherlands men's national under-16 basketball team]] *[[Netherlands men's national 3x3 team]] *[[Netherlands women's national basketball team]] *[[Netherlands women's national under-20 basketball team]] *[[Netherlands women's national under-19 basketball team]] *[[Netherlands women's national under-17 basketball team]] *[[Netherlands women's national 3x3 team]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.basketball.nl/ Official website] {{in lang|nl}} *[http://www.fiba.basketball/federation/Netherlands Netherlands FIBA profile]
{{FIBA Europe associations}} {{National Members of the International Basketball Federation}} {{Sports governing bodies in the Netherlands}}
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